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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2004
Thomas P. Muchisky, St. Louis, MO (US);
Thomas P. Muchisky, St. Louis, MO (US);
Other;
Abstract
Apparatus for the quick and easy releasable attachment of any applicator to the operative head of any massage machine including a generally annular first plate threaded for permanent attachment to the massage machine head, the first plate including a series of openings formed therein and spaced at equal distances around the first plate, and a second plate for positioning on the top surface of the first plate and releasably attached to the base plate by hook and loop fastener, the second plate having the applicators attached at the top surface and including a series of studs spaced at equal distances around, and extending downward from, the bottom surface of the second plate so that the studs engage the openings in the first plate to appropriately align the first plate and the second plate and to resist dislodgement of the second plate, and the attached applicator, by eccentric forces incurred during use. The respective plates also can be provided sans openings and complementary studs with attachment of the two plates effected only by the hook and loop fastener. In either configuration, the applicator can be affixed to the second plate by direct bonding, by hook and loop fastener or by a threaded engagement.